• Somersby, NSW
- Work Close to Home on the Central Coast
• Great work life balance
• Career Development Opportunity Great processes make great products. Great people make excellent processes work. At The Real Pet Food Company, we’re passionate about creating fresher, more nutritious food for pets. We’re also passionate about finding better ways to work, improving performance and challenging the status quo. We’re looking for a person who is curious about process improvements to step into a hands-on Continuous Improvement Specialist at our Somersby manufacturing site. Your goal will be to drive meaningful, sustainable improvements across our production operations. This role is about much more than analysing data, identifying inefficiencies and recommending technical solutions. It’s about getting out on the factory floor, understanding how things really work, listening to the people who do the work every day and bringing them along on the improvement journey. You might identify the perfect solution on paper, but if the people responsible for implementing it don’t understand it, support it or see the value in it, it won’t deliver the results we need. Your ability to influence, collaborate and bring people with you will be just as important as your technical capability. You may be in a similar role within food manufacturing, or you may have been involved in projects in an engineering capacity. You may be a few years out of uni but have been doing something similar, or you may be a Process Improvement Engineer already. What is consistent is that you are curious about improving systems and processes and passionate about finding solutions What will you be doing? Working across three production lines, including our Liver Room wet manufacturing operation, you’ll partner with Production, Maintenance, QA, Warehouse and Logistics, and site leadership to improve the way we manufacture our products. Our site has a mix of modern automated equipment and manual processing, supported by operators with varying levels of experience. Understanding these differences — and developing solutions that work for the people, equipment and processes involved — will be critical to your success. Other responsibilities will include:
• Driving continuous improvement
• Getting onto the factory floor
• Influencing and building buy-in
• Leading change management




• Understanding people and their pain points
• Mapping processes and identifying critical control points
• Solving problems at the source
• Supporting equipment and process optimisation What will make you successful? You’re an engaging, pragmatic and influential team member who understands that continuous improvement is as much about people as it is about processes. You have the technical capability to identify opportunities and develop solutions, but your real strength lies in how you bring others along. You’re consultative rather than prescriptive, confident enough to challenge existing practices, and open-minded enough to recognise that the best solution may come from the people working on the production line. You’ll bring:
• Ideally some experience delivering Continuous Improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment
• Hands-on Lean Manufacturing experience
• Demonstrated change management experience
• Exceptional influencing and relationship-building skills.
• A collaborative and consultative approach.
• A strong shop-floor presence.
• A continuous improvement mindset
• Ideally, you’ll have 2–5 years’ experience in process engineering, manufacturing engineering or a similar role, preferably in FMCG or food manufacturing. Experience with short shelf-life food products, high-speed production, filling or packaging operations will be highly regarded. What does success look like? Success in this role won’t be measured solely by the number of processes you improve or the efficiencies you deliver. It will be measured by your ability to develop solutions that work in the real world — and to bring people with you along the way. You’ll know you’re making an impact when operators understand why a process is changing, maintenance teams have been consulted on what’s practical, leaders are aligned on the outcomes,



and the people responsible for the current process feel confident and committed to making it work. You’ll build relationships across the site, earn the trust of the production teams and create a culture where people feel comfortable sharing ideas, raising concerns and contributing to better ways of working. The gold star? Delivering measurable operational improvements while building the capability, confidence and commitment of the people who make those improvements sustainable. Why join The Real Pet Food Company? We believe pets deserve better nutrition, and our people are at the heart of making that happen. At RPF, you’ll have the prospect to make your mark in a growing business where continuous improvement, innovation and collaboration matter. You’ll work with people who care about what they do, have the opportunity to influence how we operate, and see the tangible impact of your work on our products, our performance and the pets we feed. Our values guide how we work together: Work as a Pack – collaborate, support each other and achieve more together. Make Your Mark – take ownership and turn ideas into action. Lead with Passion – bring energy, commitment and purpose to what you do. Change the Game – challenge convention and find better ways forward. Ready to make a real difference? If you’re an engineer who loves improving processes, solving complex problems and turning good ideas into better outcomes, we’d love to hear from you. Join us at Somersby and help us continue to change the game in pet nutrition. Next steps will include:
• An initial telephone interview followed by up to 2 face to face interviews and site visit
• 2 work references
• A Pre-Employment Medical We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity’s not a buzzword here, it’s in our DNA. Diverse perspectives shape our culture and make our work better. That’s why we’re committed to building inclusive teams that represent a variety of backgrounds and skills. If you need any reasonable adjustments, accessibility assistance or would like to note which pronouns you use at any stage of our hiring process, just contact us at accommodations: people&culture;@realpetfoodco.com.au. We look forward to hearing from you. Please note: NO agencies will be considered during this process. We encourage you to refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles

📌 Continuous Improvement Specialist (Somersby)
🏢 Real Pet Food
📍 Somersby